Bundling apparatus.



Patented 001;. 9, 1917.

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l/Vl/ENTUR James 8. Phifer J. S. PHIFER.

BUNDLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY14. $9I7.

1,242,%71. Patented Oct. 9,1917.

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' INVENTOIR James S. Phifer 9 BY ATTORA/Y.

j STEEL AND inn. coma-mica JERSEY, QFHC'J'BDKEN," NEW JERsE-w'inoom 1 EBORVATIONY" OF: NEW: JERSEY;

BUNiiLINGABPABQEUSA 17 all wlvomzitvmay comer rm 1 Be it known 1 th; t1 Ii, JAMES S; 1311mm, a citizen of! the- UnitedgStates, 5 and TBSlClQHU-O f Afl-lentowh; in :the: county othehigh; and 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented'cer tainnewv and useful Improvements in; Bundling: Apparatus; of which the followinggis a specification-w Y This invention relates to bundling. and loading-V apparatus and: has for its object :to Pl provide improve'd means for compressing; or drawing together aiplunality of strands or the-. like: in; a; very simple and convenient mannerifandr ton holding; the same under compression while applying -a holding band o'r clip thereto;

The invent-ion is specifically designed for use in: connection with strands wound in the form ofia substantially! ;cir i1 ar-bundle',- as fOI 'iDStaIICG, coiled bundlesof wire as ar e commonly mounted upon reels for storage and handlingvofthe -same;

".With these and other objeotsrinyiew the present invention consists: inthe c0mbination and-arrangement ofi 'palit's,=, as'will be hereinafter more fully described sjhownin the drawings; and particularly set fforth in the appended claijns it being; understood that changes in; the:- form; proport on; size I 'andmin'or details be made -within the scope ofithe: claims,- withoutdeparting. from "the J spirit 01. sacrificing; any" of: the advan- "tages ofthe invention; r Y In the dnawings;i Figure :1 isa planwiew of: a; bundling apparatus embodying: the. features;- of the present invention. 1 T

- Fig 2 is a cross-sectional V18W1 on line 2-2;of Fig; 1

40 Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view onlthe line Fig.4 1sa1crosssectional View; onthe line. V

efini zi a The present apparatus: includesaisllpm fierti'n g frame in: the form ofa'a; table made fatented OcE-Q;131?;

\ Application; meeiiay 14,19,171 s am. 1684a.

l'eg onstandard 5.; secured at its upperendj as at 6', about midway between the inner and outer ends. of the arm, YA convenient rangementi ot. jar-ms, has been shown Fig: 1,- wherein the. diametrically opposi e"arms and ficons'ist; if a1 slngle bar; while tlie arms and 3f are indep'eiident bars provided atthem lnner end'siw thilat'eral ear s'or extensions]? andS, respectively, which aresecure'd"to the arrns Qa'nd l', respectiyely, by suitable ,.i:'asteniiigs 9. Ihe upper faces of the several arms -a r,e,,o'f, course, in thefsame horizontalplane so as-torformatable topfor work support for, the, wiork'f 10' which is in the form of ab u'ndleof' coiled strands. i a a iThe upper, end" of each legj' standardfi received between one-of the radial arms and .the. ShitIlksPOIitlQlh 11 of a bracket 12 the fastenings G iercingtheshank l lg tli'e leg standard?) and theqar'm', so

portion 1 2is ofiset fromthe shank 11 and proyides. a-fsuitab le space between the arm and the bracketlfor'theaccornmo'dation of certain of the; working parts of the present apgaratus,

In the space or: bifurcation defined by the bracket 12 and; the adjacent arin there i's'a ratchet wheel. 13 mount'edupo'n a shaftl h journaledLin the bracketandthe arm. This shaft; pro ects: at; opposite ends, beyond the arm of the'bracket andisproyided' with a head-115 and atlthe: other end is an'ut 12 and the arm and is carried I by a shaft 20 a g I as'to: rigidly connect-these parts; together; The bracket rotatably mounted inthebracket 1Q and the arm and providedatone endiwithal suitable" handle-2 1, preferably inthe form of'ac'rank whereby the dog may. ,bef engagedfwiith arm A t t g and: disengaged from the ratchet wheel 13.

' The; shaft 20. for the dog; is: mounted at a, I lower level than thesh ftlitha 'd ithe dog 'tthe and the handle '21 are; soydi sposed thy -dogg is-;held by gravitation: in. engagement with the ratchet wheel, and may be readily disengaged therefrom by swinging the handle away from the ratchet wheel. As indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, it will be seen that the dog rests against the adjacent leg standard 5 when thrown out of engagement with the ratchet wheel and is thereby held in position for convenient return to the ratchet wheel.

For rotating the drum shaft 14, there is provided a ratchet mechanism consisting of a handle 22 provided with a bifurcated head 23 embracing the ratchet wheel and pierced by the shaft 14 on which the handle rotates. Within the bifurcated head 23 there is pivoted a dog 24, as at 25, the free end of the do bein dis osed for en a ement with the ratchet teeth of the wheel. This dog is provided with a handle 26 lying alongside the handle 22 at the inner face thereof, and there is a spring 27 interposed between the two handles to normally hold the dog 24in engagement with the ratchet wheel. By the proper manipulation of the handle 22, in the well known manner, the ratchet wheel, shaft and drum may be conveniently rotated. The dog 24 may, of course, be disengaged from the ratchet wheel by pressing the handle 26 toward the handle 22, whereupon the ratchet wheel, shaft and drum may be rotated in either direction without interference by the dogs 24 and 18 when the latter has been disengaged from the ratchet wheel.

For each drum, there is a flexible member 28, such as a chain, wire cable, rope or the like. One end of this flexible element is made fast to the drum in any suitable manner and is designedto be wound thereon, while the other end of the flexible member is designed to be fixed or anchored to a central portion of the table, whereby a loop 29 in an intermediate portion of the flexible member may be drawn tightly around the bundle to be operated upon. A very satisfactory connection between the flexible member and the table may be had by the 'provisionof a notch or seat 31 in the top of one of the arms and into which the flexible element is dropped, the head or button 80 serving as an anchor device to engage the far side of the arm and secure the flexible element thereto when the other end portion of the flexible element is being wound upon the drum.

In the operation of the apparatus, the flexible elements are disconnected from the "arms of the table and moved out of the 1' adjacent portion of the bundle, and its free end is secured to the table in the manner hereinbefore described. Each of the drums is then rotated, by means of its handle 22, so as to draw the loop 29 tightly around the bundle until the latter is compressed to the desired extent, whereupon the loop is held in this condition by means of the dog 18 until a suitable permanent tie or clip has been applied to the bundle, whereupon the flexible member may be released and unwound from the bundle 10 and the latter removed from the table. The several drums may be operated simultaneously or successively as may be desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim, is

11A bundling machine comprising a Work table, a plurality of flexible bundle-embracing members anchored at the middle portion of the table and extending outwardly in different directions therefrom, and means for placing tension upon the flexible members. V

2. A bundling machine comprising a table including a plurality of substantially radial arms, a flexible bundle-embracing member for each arm, each of said members having its inner end secured to one of the arms and outer end of the flexible member for placing strain thereon.

4. A bundling machine comprising a work table including a plurality of substantially radial arms, a winding drum mounted upon the outer end of each arm, a ratchet Wheel and dog for the drum, a ratchet lever associated with the ratchet wheel for rotating the drum, a bundle-embracing flexible mem ber having its outer portion connected to the drum, said flexible member extending to the middle of the table and being of a length to permit the formation of a loop therein, and means at the middle of the table for detachably anchoring the flexible member thereto.

-5. A bundling machine comprising a table having a plurality of substantially radial arms, each arm being provided adjacent its inner end with a notch in the top thereof,

leg standards for. the arms,'a winding drum 7 mounted at the outer end of each arm,

"means for rotating thev drum,.a ratchet de- I vice to prevent unwinding of the drum, and ble member being provided with a button a flexible bundle-embracing member having lying at the, opposite side of said other arm an end portion connected to the drum and and of a size to prevent the flexible member 10 extending inwardly therefrom alongside the from being drawn through the notch. 7

adjacent arm and having its inner end por- In testimony WhereofI have hereunto set tion removably received in the notch of one my hand. of the other arms, the inner end of the flexi- JAMES S. PHIFER.

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